Peter the Great gave Saint Petersburg a foreign-styled name to signal European integration.
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Historical sources report that Peter the Great founded Saint Petersburg and implemented cultural reforms based on Western European models to connect Russia with Europe; however, the specific claim that the foreign-styled name itself was chosen to signal European integration is not fully established by this evidence.
The article is devoted to the study of the participation of Western European merchants in the concession export trade of Russia in the reign of Peter I. Concession as a way of solving financial problems was often used in the trade and customs policy of Russia in the 17th–18th centuries. Having ascended the throne, Peter I continued to actively use the concession form of foreign trade of the country. Stateowned goods were transferred to the concession: caviar, rhubarb, flax, bristles, sheep wool, timber, forest chemical products. The concession export trade was mainly of interest to English and Dutch merchants, who had a large trade turnover and established themselves as reliable business partners of the government and the tsar personally, both in commercial and in diplomatic affairs. The state used the concessions not only as a solution to financial issues but also as a means to carry out foreign trade in wartime conditions, to obtain profitable trade orders abroad, to organize the sale of state-owned goods, which were not always of high quality, to attract merchants to the development of the port of Saint Petersburg, to encourage entrepreneurs who provided services to the Russian government.
Saint Petersburg is one of the youngest cities not only in Russia, but also in Europe. This Thesis presents development of Saint Petersburg throughout different historical periods and different reigns. It is important to consider historical developments in order to better understand the European influence not only in St. Petersburg, but also in Russia. The Romanov dynasty play a major role in the development of the city, and their most prominent representative is also a founder of Saint Petersburg. Peter the Great claimed to create a magnificent city that would consolidate European and Russian culture into one. The city, along with architects from Europe, soon became a major capital of Russia. Suspending the monarchy will mark the stagnation of the development of the city and the closure of Russia. Saint Petersburg is today known as a multicultural city with a rich cultural heritage.
St. Petersburg founded by Peter the Great | HISTORY MAY 27 MAY 27 Choose another date OK May 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 By: HISTORY.com Editors 1703 St. Petersburg founded by Peter the Great HISTORY.com Editors Published: March 03, 2010 Last Updated: May 27, 2025 After winning access to the Baltic Sea through his victories in the Great Northern War, Czar Peter I founds the city of St. Petersburg as the new Russian capital on May 27, 1703. The reign of Peter, who became sole czar in 1696, was characterized by a series of sweeping military, political, economic, and cultural reforms based on Western European models. Peter the Great, as he became known, led his country into major conflicts with Persia, the Ottoman Empire , and Sweden. Russian victories in these wars greatly expanded Peter’s empire, and the defeat of Sweden won Russia direct access to the Baltic Sea, a lifelong obsession of the Russian leader. With the founding of St. Petersburg, Russia was now a major European power—politically, culturally and geographically. In 1721, Peter abandoned the traditional Russian title of czar in favor of the European-influenced title of emperor. Four years later, he died and was succeeded by his wife, Catherine . Building St. Basil's Cathedral Show: Engineering an Empire Ivan the Terrible built St. Basil's Cathedral after conquering Kazan and expanding the Russian empire. Stream Now 2:26m watch Timeline Also on This Day in History Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on May 27th 1813 Thomas Jefferson writes to John Adams On May 27, 1813, former President Thomas Jefferson writes former President John Adams to let him know that their mutual friend, Dr. Benjamin Rush, has died. Rush’s passing caused Jefferson to meditate upon the departure of the Revolutionary generation. He wrote, We too must go; and that ere long. I believe
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